Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-25

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II would be an affront to such man to
suspect him Of abusing lis powers, and
he would not accept the position il he
had any reason to suppose that his foot
stems were being logged by detectives.
That. however, would be TIE only
practical check upon him."
Yet. am told, there has never been
n single instance in the history OF bank
note companies in this country of dis
honesty on the part of the men in
whom this wonderful confidence is re-
posed. although the pay they receive is
not at all commensurate with the
enormity Of their trust. Six or seven
thousand dollars a year is all that is
paid to a man who has the opportunity
of helping himself TO all the money he
could ever possibly use.
It is nevertheless appalling to think
of the amount of damage a dishonest
man in such position could do to the
commercial interests of the country.
RECENT THEATRICAL VENTURES.
The Casino made a dangerous cxpe-
riment on Monday night. 1t is doubt
full if a more risky change could be
imagined than that Of sending away all
of their old and tried fayorites on the
road and producing an entirely new
opera with q fresh troupe and all the
details in pronounced and emphatic
contrast to the opera Of Erminie. J"
Mr.. DAILY, Mr.. Wallack, and nearly all
the prominent managers are chary Of
change of this sort. If they produce Il
piece that is entirely different from the
entertainments that they have been
giving at their theatres they invariably
throw out a sheet-anchor or two to the
windward in the shape of actors who
have q strong hold upon the public.
For instance, the clever people in
"Erminie would succeed in almost
any opera. BY casting them in a new
piece it would have been sure OF an
"acting success " even though it might
have failed unsteady or on its intrinsic
merits. Mr.. Rudolph Aronson, how
ever, took the ground that as Err
MIME had been running nearly two
years at the house the best thing that
be could do for his patrons was to give
them an entire change of bill. " The
Marquis was therefore brought out
in magnificent style, and with young
comedians, tenors, and prima donnas.
1t scored bit ofT-hand. In it are such
excellent singers rs Bertha Ricci, Isa-
belle Urquhardt, Lillian Grub, Cour-
tice Pounds, and Mark Smith. The
scene of the opera is laid i'll France
about the year 1860, and the plot
hinges on the adventures of three love
ly young girls named Mae, Marie, and
Marion. They meet accidentally on n
and, before separating,
agree to meet again at the expiration
OF five years for the purpose Of com.
pairing their adventures and their for
tunes. They meet at an inn, which
proves 10 be the property of Marion,
who has inherited it from an uncle
The other two girls have climbed into
higher circles of society, one Of them be-
ing b,friended by the hing himself aud
the other by a dashing light opera
prince. Then there is a handsome
cciond, who is also a marquis, and who
displays all amazing facility for falling
in love with everybody, at all conceiya-
bic times, and in every possible place.
The material for the opera is amusing,
and everything about tin keeping with
he perfect taste that has lifted the
Casino to the front ranks OF light
opera-houses. The amount OF care
which has been bestowed upon the
would do credit to a grand
opera organization, and there is no
doubt that the piece will run well along
in the footsteps Of "Erminie. Had
"The Marquis been produced with
shade less Of intelligence, care, and in
defatigable labor its success would
have been doubtful, but every point
has been polished and every character
developed to its utmost. The costumes
are gorgeous, OK course.
The same cause which has led to the
success of "The Marquis stamped
the "Great Pink Pearl " at the Ly-
ceum Theatre with the seal Of en-.
Dhatic approval. 1t is very seldom in
deed that a play receives more thorough
drilling and artistic tutoring than Mr..
Daniel Froman has given to the piece
which opened his first season at
the Lyceum Theatre. There is
lesson in it for the slipshod manage
ment of any Of the other houses in
town. Insufficient rehearsals and care
essly-gathered companies ruined the
and Wallack's theatres
in these matters has
made Days a success, and it will have
The same effect on Frohman's Lyceum
Theatre. No piece has ever been pre-
sented in New York with more beauty
md finish than "The Great Pink Pearl.
MIR. Edward Sothern. the distinguished
son of the famous father, added a new
triumph to his already brilliant achieve
nents of the past year. He appeared
both in "The Pink Pearl "and the little
one-act piece that preceded it, called
% Editha's Burglar" The first was a
strong bit of character-actinC, and the
second was d juvenile rdic, which was
played with delightful spirit and dash.
He carried off most Of the hOnors, though
MIR. Herbert Kelley and Mr.. Rowland
Blackstone were well to the fore. The
Of this company, together
With the fact that Mr.. FrOhman viii
it, suggests that Mr.. DAILY will
nave a brisk rival in the field. Froh-
man is i'll some respects the brainiest
in New York, and he has
about him a company Of unoqualled
consisting rs it does of ".
J. LemOyne, Edward Sothern, Herbert
Kelley, Rowland Blackstone, and Her
bert Archer among the men, and Grace
Eta Hawkins, aud Madame
De Naucaoze. The personnel Of this
.roupe cannot be approached by the
of either Wallack's, Days,
Or the Madison-SquaTe, as far as the
men are concerned. The first perform
,nce was as smooth as though the play
lad run for a hundred nights. A neat
lit was made by man named Cotton,
who said nothing through the piece
)ut $50" He rang the changes on
his monosyllable with extraordinary
lumor. After the dismal failures Of
he past two weeks, two such remarka-
Die successes as "The Marquis " and
The Great Pink Pearl" are worth
,hronicling.
Solomon and the Spirits.
Solomon $50 runs the APOLOGIZE was
me day musing in his garden, at the
18TH hour of the day, when there APP